Oslomena osloensis Spjeldnaes 1957 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Furcitellidae

Alternative combination: Glyptomena osloensis

Full reference: N. Spjeldnaes. 1957. The Middle Ordovician of the Oslo Region, Norway. 8. Brachiopods of the Suborder Strophomenida. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 37(1):1-214

Belongs to Oslomena according to L. R. Cocks 2010

See also Spjeldnaes 1957 and Williams 1963

Sister taxa: Oslomena celtica, Oslomena papillo

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Norway (5 collections), the United Kingdom (2)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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